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Canadiens vs. Flames November 10, 2009

MONTREAL- NOVEMBER 10: Adam Pardy #7 and Mark Giordano #5 of the Calgary Flames rough up Max Pacioretty #67 of the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game on November 10, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft